It’s not often you hear Wayne making positive music. Actually, let’s rephrase that; it’s not often you hear Wayne making positive music regular folk can actually relate to. Yet, that’s exactly what we get from YMCMB’s bossman on his homie Mack Maine’s appropriately-titled “Celebrate,” which also features Talib Kweli. Rocking out amidst a flurry of triumphant brass and speaking on sunshine, the smell of fresh mornings and lifting friends up when they’re in need, the song finds Weezy straying away from typical diamond-encrusted, metaphorical arrogance altogether. And, unfortunately, that’s why it doesn’t work.

When you’re accustomed to being flooded with verses full of quippy punchlines from Baby’s son for so long, anything else sounds out of place. That’s why his rock albums don’t work. That’s why this lyrical pat on the back makes you wince, especially next to meaningful verses from Talib and Double-M. For better or worse, Wayne’s backed himself into a corner – a very profitable one, at that – and anything above or beyond just seems forced.

Sorry Tunechi, we appreciate the effort but, if you really want us to celebrate, you’ll bring back the mixtape version of yourself and get back to the regularly scheduled program.

I dunno, Beware. I think putting Wayne into the diamond-incrusted box is your own perception. It’s not really how I think of him. In fact, the song works for me because Wayne used to rap like this. Not to say that he was ever a particularly “socially conscious” rapper, but he used to drop insightful verses like this from time to time before C3.
so what exactly is the mixtape Weezy for you now? This sounds pretty damn close…

trill shit…
gotti or gotty w/e got pissy with me cause i made fun of him for making a post about how eastbay or some shit fucked up his sneaker boxes
anywho…I always liked this site cause it gave it’s 2 cents and was selective on what it posted
unlike say 2dbyz…where most of ya’ll comment and also uploads every track by rapper X from Hood y